The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
(NSDAR) publishes a Patriot Index, a list of persons whose
honorable service in the cause of independence during the American
Revolution renders their female descendants eligible for membership in
the NSDAR. Several ancestors of Shirley Maclaine and Warren Beatty
appear in the Patriot Index, including:

While Mr. Beatty is not eligible for membership in the NSDAR
(by not being female), he is eligible for membership in the
equivalent organization for men,
the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.